Go Green With This $1.9M Chicago Home

The first single-family home in Illinois to earn Gold certification is an old corner tap turned 3,800-square-foot modern pad.

The home features 4 bedrooms, a basement with guest rooms, a wine cellar, and an awesome rooftop with gardens.

The long, open floor plate merges a second living area with a cutting-edge chef’s kitchen, dining area, library, and master suite.

“The square footage is definitely here, but the layout is not focused on having four bedrooms and a lot of kids,” says listing agent Mariah Dell of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. “There’s more of a place for this kind of inventory these days.”

The roof has a few distinct landings and patio spots, a sauna, a grill, a flatscreen TV, and partial shelter courtesy of solar panels. Perched above it all is a cage with twin windmills. Geothermal energy is stored in the basement and used to power the house.

That’s not all! There is a private studio unit which features a full bath, kitchen, and a separate entrance on Honore Street and has been an Airbnb rental for $135 a night. The rental features a mini fridge full of complementary beer and wine.

Get a glimpse of this home below:

This place is pretty cool! Who wouldn’t want to go green? Better yet, who doesn’t like saving money?

One of Chicago’s creative epicenters lies just west of downtown Chicago in Wicker Park and Bucktown. These synonymous neighborhoods are famous for unparalleled boutique shopping, esoteric book stores and their countless art galleries — many housed within the Flat Iron Arts Building. If you have an acute knowledge of craft cocktails and an affinity for independent clothing designers, there’s no better area to sip and shop in the country.

The area has recently become a prevailing influence on Chicago’s Michelin-rated dining scene, boasting some of city’s most sought after restaurants, including Takashi and Big Star. Wicker Park and Bucktown are also known for their palate pleasing nightcaps, like renowned brewery Piece and mixology tour de force Violet Hour.

The neighborhood’s most enduring quality is its shopping. Along North, Milwaukee and Damen Avenue, you will find an unbelievable mix of vintage shops amid independently-owned boutiques touting fashions for both men and women. On the same blocks are nationally-recognized designers, fashion industry behemoths and major retailers.